sublinhar

/su.bli.ˈɲaɾ/

//su.bli.ˈɲaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“sublinhar” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #31,984. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,984
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - riscar por baixo de uma palavra numa frase, para fazer ressaltá-la

Corpus desk

Index PT-sublinhar · sublinhar · Portuguese

sublinhar · rank #31,984 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,984
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH suficiência

Nearest frequency peer: suficiência (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “sublinhar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “sublinhar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sublinhar
PropertyValue
Headwordsublinhar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/su.bli.ˈɲaɾ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#31,984
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “sublinhar”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).sublinharcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “suficiência” (#31,985), “sobrecarregado” (#31,975), “sinalizar” (#31,973). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “sublinhar” fica em #31,984. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around sublinhar (IPA /su.bli.ˈɲaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,984 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for sublinhar, with forms such as "sbulinhar", "ssublinhar", and "subblinhar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is sublinhar, spelled S-U-B-L-I-N-H-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    riscar por baixo de uma palavra numa frase, para fazer ressaltá-la
  2. 2
    fazer ressaltar algo

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how sublinhar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mas um de seus efeitos colaterais será o de sublinhar o contraste entre Brasil e Venezuela nas relações com os Estados Unidos.

This word in other languages

underline(English)souligner(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sbulinhar
  • ssublinhar
  • subblinhar
  • subilnhar
  • sublihnar
  • sublinahr
  • sublinharr
  • sublinhhar
  • sublinhra
  • sublinnhar
  • subllinhar
  • sublnihar
  • sulbinhar
  • usblinhar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sublinhar - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

sbulinhar2ssublinhar1subblinhar1subilnhar2sublihnar2sublinahr2sublinharr1sublinhhar1
Edit distance from "sublinhar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sublinhar"?
"sublinhar" is spelled S-U-B-L-I-N-H-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /su.bli.ˈɲaɾ/.
What does "sublinhar" mean?
As a verb, "sublinhar" means: riscar por baixo de uma palavra numa frase, para fazer ressaltá-la
What are common misspellings of "sublinhar"?
Common misspellings include "sbulinhar", "ssublinhar", "subblinhar", "subilnhar", "sublihnar". The correct spelling is "sublinhar".
How do you pronounce "sublinhar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sublinhar" is /su.bli.ˈɲaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sublinhar" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sublinhar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sinalizar#31,973Adalberto#32,039aneurisma#32,052bailarino#32,063

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list